The WRO 2026 Open Championship Europe features multiple competition categories designed for different age groups, skill levels, and areas of interest in educational robotics. Each category follows official World Robot Olympiad (WRO) rules and provides participants with unique challenges that encourage creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork.
ROBOMISSION
Age Groups:
Elementary (8–12)
Junior (11–15)
Senior (14–19)
Overview
RoboMission is a game-based robotics competition where teams design, build, and program an autonomous robot to solve specific tasks on a competition field. Each season introduces a new theme and challenge, requiring teams to develop strategic solutions within a defined set of rules.
The robot must operate fully autonomously and complete missions during timed runs on a standardized field. Teams are judged based on performance, accuracy, and adherence to competition rules.
Learning Focus
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Engineering design and mechanical construction
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Programming and algorithm development
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Sensor integration and autonomous navigation
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Strategy optimization
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Team collaboration and problem solving
RoboMission emphasizes hands-on technical skills and real-time performance under competition conditions.
ROBOSPORTS
Age Group:
11–19 years
Overview
RoboSports Double Tennis is a dynamic, team-based robotics sport competition. Two autonomous robots per team compete in a tennis-inspired match against another team.
Robots must cooperate, track the ball, and score points while operating fully autonomously. The competition combines robotics, artificial intelligence, and strategic gameplay.
Learning Focus
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Multi-robot coordination
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Real-time object tracking
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Strategy and AI-based decision making
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Autonomous movement and positioning
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Team collaboration under competitive pressure
RoboSports highlights advanced robotics capabilities in a fast-paced, sport-like environment.
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FUTURE INNOVATORS
Age Groups:
Elementary (8–12)
Junior (11–15)
Senior (14–19)
Overview
In Future Innovators, teams develop a robotic solution that addresses a real-world problem connected to the season’s theme, often linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Teams conduct research, design and prototype an innovative robotic system, and present their solution in a project booth. The robot must demonstrate autonomous decision-making and meaningful interaction with its environment.
Judging is based on three main pillars:
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Project & Innovation
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Robotic Solution
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Presentation & Teamwork
Learning Focus
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Research and problem identification
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Engineering design and prototyping
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Software development and automation
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Innovation and social impact analysis
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Presentation and communication skills
Future Innovators encourages creativity, entrepreneurship thinking, and socially responsible technology development.
FUTURE ENGINEERS
Age Group:
14–22 years
Overview
Future Engineers challenges teams to design and build an autonomous self-driving vehicle capable of navigating a dynamically changing race track.
The competition consists of two main challenges:
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Open Challenge – Complete three autonomous laps on a track with variable wall configurations.
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Obstacle Challenge – Navigate traffic signs, follow lane rules, complete three laps, and perform parallel parking.
Each round features randomized elements, requiring robust algorithms, sensor fusion, and advanced control strategies.
Teams must also publish their engineering documentation and source code in a public GitHub repository, demonstrating a complete engineering workflow.
Learning Focus
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Computer vision and sensor fusion
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Autonomous navigation and control systems
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Mechanical vehicle design
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Software architecture and documentation
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Engineering process and version control
Future Engineers emphasizes real-world autonomous vehicle principles and professional engineering standards.